{"id":2528462,"date":"2026-01-02T08:50:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T13:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-officials-threaten-us-troops-after-trump-threatens-intervention\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T08:51:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T13:51:53","slug":"iranian-officials-threaten-us-troops-after-trump-threatens-intervention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-officials-threaten-us-troops-after-trump-threatens-intervention\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian officials threaten US troops after Trump threatens intervention"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firanian-officials-threaten-us-troops-after-trump-threatens-intervention%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2528462&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Trump warned the United States would &#8220;come to [protesters&#8217;] rescue&#8221; and said it was &#8220;locked and loaded and ready to go&#8221; if Iran violently cracks down on recent demonstrations. Iranian official Ali Larijani accused the U.S. and Israel of backing the unrest,warned that interference would destabilize the region,and issued an implicit threat about the safety of American soldiers. The protests, sparked by economic hardship, a water crisis, sanctions and the collapse of the rial, began with shopkeepers and have grown amid wider social unrest that previously erupted after Mahsa Amini&#8217;s death. Authorities and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-protesters-in-cuba-chant-we-want-freedom-in-regime-mobs-faces\/\" title=\"Video: ... in Cuba Chant &#039;We Want Freedom&#039; in Regime Mob&#039;s Faces\">rights groups report<\/a> several deaths (estimates range from five to eight), including a disputed case in Lorestan that Tehran says involved a militia member and activists say was a protester. Reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian expressed sympathy for protesters, while tensions are heightened by U.S.-Israeli discussions about possible strikes to disrupt Iran&#8217;s nuclear and missile programs.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Iranian officials threaten US troops after Trump promises intervention on behalf of protesters<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2459038\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iranian<\/a> officials traded threats after he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4394171\/trump-warns-iran-peaceful-protesters-harmed\/\">threatened to intervene<\/a> on behalf of protesters.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has been racked by protests over the past several days around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-to-spend-86-million-on-hotel-rooms-for-migrants-amid-border-crisis\/\" title=\"Biden Admin To Spend  Million On Hotel Rooms For Migrants Amid Border Crisis\">deteriorating economic conditions<\/a> in the country, made worse by a growing water crisis and severe sanctions against Tehran. Early Friday morning, Trump issued a threat to intervene if Tehran cracked down violently on the protests.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4362469\/obituary-norman-podhoretz-1930-2025\/\">Norman Podhoretz, 1930-2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4356169\/trump-administration-unfinished-business-gaza\/\">The Trump administration&rsquo;s unfinished business in Gaza<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4393661\/iran-protests-economy-inflation\/\">At least six killed in Iran as protests over hurting economy spread<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This combo shows President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla., and Iranian Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon, Bilal Hussein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;If Iran shots and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-warns-iran-that-us-is-locked-and-loaded-to-rescue-any-peaceful-protesters-harmed\/\" title=\"... that US is \u2018... and ...\u2019 to \u2018rescue\u2019 any \u2018peaceful ...\u2019 harmed\">violently kills peaceful protesters<\/a>, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue. We are locked and loaded and ready to go,&rdquo; he warned in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115824439366264186\">post<\/a> on Truth Social, signing off with his name in all caps.<\/p>\n<p>Ali Larijani, a former speaker of parliament who is now the secretary of Iran&rsquo;s Supreme National Security Council, claimed Trump&rsquo;s comments showed the U.S. and Israel were behind the protests.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With the statements by Israeli officials and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>, what has been going on behind the scenes is now clear. We distinguish between the stance of the protesting shopkeepers and the actions of disruptive actors, and Trump should know that U.S. interference in this internal matter would mean destabilizing the entire region and destroying America&rsquo;s interests,&rdquo; he wrote in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alilarijani_ir\/status\/2007022780529664359?s=20\">post<\/a> on X. <\/p>\n<p>Larijani then issued an implicit threat against U.S. soldiers in the region, saying the American people should be &ldquo;mindful of their soldiers&rsquo; safety.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Several people have already been killed in the protests, with Tehran admitting several deaths and human rights groups tallying anywhere from five to eight deaths by Friday.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most controversial deaths was Amirhesam Khodayarifard, who died in Lorestan province under unclear circumstances. Tehran claimed he was a member of the government&rsquo;s Basij militia and killed by protesters, while human rights groups claimed he was a protester killed by security forces, and that Tehran was pressuring his family to falsely declare him a member of the Basij militia.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has been plagued by crippling social instability for the past few years, with massive protests breaking out almost annually. The worst of these followed the death of the Kurdish-Iranian teenager Mahsa Amini, who died under unclear circumstances after being arrested by the government&rsquo;s morality police. Hundreds were killed over several months, and thousands more were arrested.<\/p>\n<p>The latest round of protests commenced on Sunday, started by shopkeepers angry over economic turmoil brought about by the collapse of the Iranian rial. These protests are unique for many protesters&rsquo; repeated appeals to the deposed Pahlavi dynasty, the subject of several chants published on social media.<\/p>\n<p>The protests have also brought sympathy from some officials, however. The reform-minded President Masoud Pezeshkian went so far as to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mehrnews.com\/news\/6709491\/%D9%BE%D8%B2%D8%B4%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%DA%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%DB%8C-%D9%87%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C%D9%85\">tell reporters<\/a> on Thursday, &ldquo;If people are unhappy with us, we are the ones at fault.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4394171\/trump-warns-iran-peaceful-protesters-harmed\/\">TRUMP WARNS IRAN THAT US IS &lsquo;LOCKED AND LOADED&rsquo; TO &lsquo;RESCUE&rsquo; ANY &lsquo;PEACEFUL PROTESTERS&rsquo; HARMED<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are the ones who solve people&rsquo;s problems; we are not the ones who create problems for people,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The protests are <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >occurring amid broader discussion<\/a> between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over whether to launch new strikes against Iran to disrupt its nuclear or ballistic missile programs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran warns US troops after Trump&#8217;s rescue threat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2528463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26002355356956.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50462,3823,42994,3634,50822],"class_list":["post-2528462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-foreign-policy-2","tag-iran","tag-military-tensions","tag-trump","tag-us-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26002355356956.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2528462"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2528466,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528462\/revisions\/2528466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2528463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2528462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2528462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2528462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}